what does writing mean?
WRITING as NOUN
- Meaning
- the activity of putting something in written form
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Usage Example(s)
- she did the thinking while he did the writing
Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the act of creating written works
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Usage Example(s)
- writing was a form of therapy for him
- it was a matter of disputed authorship
Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
Usage Example(s)
- he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn”t show
- the doctor’’s writing was illegible
Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the work of a writer
- anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
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Usage Example(s)
- the writing in her novels is excellent
- that editorial was a fine piece of writing
Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (usually plural) the collected work of an author
Usage Example(s)
- the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway’’s writings
Hypernyms(s) writing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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